DCR-TRV725E/TRV730/TRV730E/TRV828/
SERVICE MANUAL
SERVICE MANUAL
Ver 1.0 2001. 03
On the VC-262 board
This service manual provides the information that is premised the
circuit board replacement service and not intended repair inside the
VC-262 board.
Therefore, schematic diagram, printed wiring board, waveforms, parts
list and electrical parts list of the VC-262 board are not shown.
The following pages are not shown.
Printed wiring board ......................... Pages 4-11 to 4-14
Schematic diagram .......................... Pages 4-15 to 4-58
Waveforms and parts list ................. Pages 4-101 to 4-104
Electrical parts list ............................ Pages 6-19 to 6-31
Video camera
recorder
System
Video recording system
2 rotary heads
Helical scaning system
Audio recording system
Rotary heads, PCM system
Quantization: 12 bits (Fs 32 kHz,
stereo 1, stereo 2), 16 bits
(Fs 48 kHz, stereo)
Video signal
DCR-TRV730/TRV828/TRV830:
NTSC color, EIA standards
DCR-TRV725E/TRV730E/TRV828E/
TRV830E:
PAL colour, CCIR standards
Recommended cassette
Hi8/Digital8 video cassette
Recording/playback time
DCR-TRV730/TRV828/TRV830:
(using 120 min. Hi8 video cassette)
DCR-TRV725E/TRV730E/TRV828E/
TRV830E:
(using 90 min. Hi8 video cassette)
SP mode: 1 hour
LP mode: 1 hour and 30 minuites
TRV828E/TRV830/TRV830E
Photo : DCR-TRV730E
RMT-814
SPECIFICATIONS
Fastforward/rewind time
DCR-TRV730/TRV828/TRV830:
(using 120 min. Hi8 video cassette)
DCR-TRV725E/TRV730E/TRV828E/
TRV830E:
(using 90 min. Hi8 video cassette)
Approx. 5 min.
Viewfinder
Electric Viewfinder, Monochrome
Image device
4.5 mm (1/4 type CCD)
(Charge Coupled Device)
Approx. 1 070 000 pixels
(Memory mode: 1 000 000 pixels)
(Camera mode: 690 000 pixels)
Lens
Combined power zoom lens
Filter diameter 37 mm (1 1/2 in.)
18× (Optical), 500× (Digital)
Focal length
4.1 – 73.8 mm (3/16 – 3 in.)
When converted to a 35 mm still
camera
DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA RECORDER
Hong Kong Model
DCR-TRV730/TRV730E/TRV828/
For MECHANISM ADJUSTMENT, refer to the
"8mm Video MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT
IX
MANUAL
M2000 MECHANISM " (9-929-861-
11).
NTSC model : DCR-TRV730/TRV828/TRV830
PAL model
: DCR-TRV725E/TRV730E/
TRV828E/TRV830E
Camera mode:
47 – 846 mm (1 7/8 – 33 3/8 in.)
Memory mode:
39 - 702 mm (1 9/16 – 27 3/4 in.)
Colour temperature
Auto
Minimum illumination
7 lx (lux) (F 1.8)
0 lx (lux) (in the NightShot mode)*
* Objects unable to be seen due to
the dark can be shot with infrared
lighting.
Input/output
connectors
S video input/output
4-pin mini DIN
Luminance signal: 1 Vp-p,
75 Ω (ohms), unbalanced
Chrominance signal:
DCR-TRV730/TRV828/TRV830:
Ω (ohms), unbalanced
0.286 Vp-p, 75
DCR-TRV725E/TRV730E/TRV828E/
TRV830E:
Ω (ohms), unbalanced
0.3 Vp-p, 75
RMT-814
US Model
Canadian Model
Korea Model
DCR-TRV730/TRV828/TRV830
AEP Model
UK Model
DCR-TRV725E/TRV730E/
TRV828E/TRV830E
E Model
TRV828E/TRV830/TRV830E
Australian Model
DCR-TRV730E/TRV828E
Chinese Model
DCR-TRV828E
M2000 MECHANISM
Audio/Video input/output
AV MINIJACK, 1 Vp-p, 75 Ω
(ohms), unbalanced, sync negative
327 mV, (at output impedance more
than 47 kΩ (kilohms))
Output impedance with less than
2.2 kΩ (kilohms)/Stereo minijack
(ø 3.5 mm)
Input impedance more than 47 kΩ
(kilohms)
Headphone jack
Stereo minijack (ø 3.5 mm)
USB jack
mini-B
LANC
jack
Stereo mini-minijack (ø 2.5 mm)
MIC jack
Stereo minijack (ø 3.5 mm)
DV input/output
4-pin connector
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